diff --git a/examples/stdin-stdout-stderr.coffee b/examples/stdin-stdout-stderr.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bee88d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stdin-stdout-stderr.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+system = require 'system'
+
+system.stdout.write 'Hello, system.stdout.write!'
+system.stdout.writeLine '\nHello, system.stdout.writeLine!'
+
+system.stderr.write 'Hello, system.stderr.write!'
+system.stderr.writeLine '\nHello, system.stderr.writeLine!'
+
+system.stdout.writeLine 'system.stdin.readLine(): '
+line = system.stdin.readLine()
+system.stdout.writeLine JSON.stringify line
+
+# This is essentially a `readAll`
+system.stdout.writeLine 'system.stdin.read(): (ctrl+D to end)'
+input = system.stdin.read()
+system.stdout.writeLine JSON.stringify input
+
+phantom.exit 0
diff --git a/examples/stdin-stdout-stderr.js b/examples/stdin-stdout-stderr.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03734bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stdin-stdout-stderr.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+var system = require('system');
+
+system.stdout.write('Hello, system.stdout.write!');
+system.stdout.writeLine('\nHello, system.stdout.writeLine!');
+
+system.stderr.write('Hello, system.stderr.write!');
+system.stderr.writeLine('\nHello, system.stderr.writeLine!');
+
+system.stdout.writeLine('system.stdin.readLine(): ');
+var line = system.stdin.readLine();
+system.stdout.writeLine(JSON.stringify(line));
+
+// This is essentially a `readAll`
+system.stdout.writeLine('system.stdin.read(): (ctrl+D to end)');
+var input = system.stdin.read();
+system.stdout.writeLine(JSON.stringify(input));
+
+phantom.exit(0);
diff --git a/src/system.cpp b/src/system.cpp
index 96164edf..263d8e6d 100644
--- a/src/system.cpp
+++ b/src/system.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
 System::System(QObject *parent) :
     REPLCompletable(parent)
+  , m_stdout((File *)NULL)
+  , m_stderr((File *)NULL)
+  , m_stdin((File *)NULL)
 {
     // Populate "env"
     m_env = Env::instance()->asVariantMap();
@@ -122,6 +125,23 @@ System::System(QObject *parent) :
 #endif
 }
 
+System::~System()
+{
+    // Clean-up standard streams
+    if ((File *)NULL != m_stdout) {
+        delete m_stdout;
+        m_stdout = (File *)NULL;
+    }
+    if ((File *)NULL != m_stderr) {
+        delete m_stderr;
+        m_stderr = (File *)NULL;
+    }
+    if ((File *)NULL != m_stdin) {
+        delete m_stdin;
+        m_stdin = (File *)NULL;
+    }
+}
+
 qint64 System::pid() const
 {
     return QApplication::applicationPid();
@@ -152,6 +172,36 @@ bool System::isSSLSupported() const
     return QSslSocket::supportsSsl();
 }
 
+QObject *System::_stdout() {
+    if ((File *)NULL == m_stdout) {
+        QFile *f = new QFile();
+        f->open(stdout, QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Unbuffered);
+        m_stdout = new File(f, (QTextCodec *)NULL, this);
+    }
+
+    return m_stdout;
+}
+
+QObject *System::_stderr() {
+    if ((File *)NULL == m_stderr) {
+        QFile *f = new QFile();
+        f->open(stderr, QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Unbuffered);
+        m_stderr = new File(f, (QTextCodec *)NULL, this);
+    }
+
+    return m_stderr;
+}
+
+QObject *System::_stdin() {
+    if ((File *)NULL == m_stdin) {
+        QFile *f = new QFile();
+        f->open(stdin, QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Unbuffered);
+        m_stdin = new File(f, (QTextCodec *)NULL, this);
+    }
+
+    return m_stdin;
+}
+
 void System::initCompletions()
 {
     addCompletion("pid");
@@ -160,4 +210,7 @@ void System::initCompletions()
     addCompletion("platform");
     addCompletion("os");
     addCompletion("isSSLSupported");
+    addCompletion("stdin");
+    addCompletion("stdout");
+    addCompletion("stderr");
 }
diff --git a/src/system.h b/src/system.h
index 5e435cd1..46f78d83 100644
--- a/src/system.h
+++ b/src/system.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <QMap>
 #include <QVariant>
 
+#include "filesystem.h"
 #include "replcompletable.h"
 
 // This class implements the CommonJS System/1.0 spec.
@@ -48,9 +49,13 @@ class System : public REPLCompletable
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant env READ env)
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant os READ os)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isSSLSupported READ isSSLSupported)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *stdout READ _stdout)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *stderr READ _stderr)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *stdin READ _stdin)
 
 public:
     explicit System(QObject *parent = 0);
+    virtual ~System();
 
     qint64 pid() const;
 
@@ -63,11 +68,23 @@ public:
 
     bool isSSLSupported() const;
 
+    // system.stdout
+    QObject *_stdout();
+
+    // system.stderr
+    QObject *_stderr();
+
+    // system.stdin
+    QObject *_stdin();
+
 private:
     QStringList m_args;
     QVariant m_env;
     QMap<QString, QVariant> m_os;
     virtual void initCompletions();
+    File *m_stdout;
+    File *m_stderr;
+    File *m_stdin;
 };
 
 #endif // SYSTEM_H
diff --git a/test/system-spec.js b/test/system-spec.js
index 046c199d..b94a52ec 100644
--- a/test/system-spec.js
+++ b/test/system-spec.js
@@ -54,4 +54,19 @@ describe("System object", function() {
         expect(typeof system.isSSLSupported).toEqual('boolean');
     });
 
+    it("should have stdout as object", function() {
+        expect(typeof system.stdout).toEqual('object');
+        expect(null == system.stdout).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    it("should have stderr as object", function() {
+        expect(typeof system.stderr).toEqual('object');
+        expect(null == system.stderr).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    it("should have stdin as object", function() {
+        expect(typeof system.stdin).toEqual('object');
+        expect(null == system.stdin).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
 });